PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dosie Longshot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon McCarty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Longshot
vs
McCarty

180 cm
22
192 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

190 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dosie Longshot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon McCarty!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longshot tries to clinch up.

Longshot has closed the distance and engaged McCarty in a clinch.
Longshot lands a knee to the head.
Longshot tries a knee to the head but McCarty blocks it.
Longshot scores a nice knee to the body.
McCarty looks gassed!
Longshot lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Longshot with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jon McCarty has been cut.
Longshot connects with a nasty looking knee right to McCarty's face.
Longshot utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Longshot lands an elbow inside that McCarty shrugs off.
Longshot connects with a knee to the head.
Longshot putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCarty in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Longshot.
Longshot utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Longshot lands a nice elbow.
McCarty takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Longshot.
Longshot landing knees to the body.
Longshot scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Longshot.
Longshot unloads a knee to the mid-section. McCarty lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Longshot tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarty takes a knee right on the jaw!
Longshot with a knee to the head.
McCarty has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Longshot avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Longshot tries a knee to the head but McCarty blocks it.
McCarty managing to block the knees to the body from Longshot.

McCarty jumps into guard, dragging Longshot to the mat.
Longshot controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Longshot's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Dosie Longshot just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Longshot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Longshot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Longshot with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Longshot lands an elbow that stopped McCarty in his tracks for a moment.
Longshot with a knee to the head.
Longshot landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Longshot lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Longshot obliges.
A knee to the head by Longshot.
Longshot lands a knee to the head.
Longshot comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longshot putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCarty in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Longshot working McCarty over with knees to the body.
Longshot connects with a nasty looking knee right to McCarty's face.
Longshot lands a good knee to the midsection. McCarty won't want to take too many of those.
Longshot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCarty.
McCarty tries for a takedown. No joy.
Longshot scores with a knee to the head.
Longshot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCarty is defending well for now.
Longshot landing knees to the body.
Longshot lands a damaging elbow.
McCarty blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCarty wants a takedown but no success here.
Dosie Longshot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon McCarty.
Longshot unloads a knee to the mid-section. McCarty lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McCarty throws a knee to the head but misses.
Longshot putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCarty in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Longshot.
Longshot stops a takedown attempt from McCarty.
Longshot scores a nice knee to the body.
McCarty tries for a takedown. No joy.
Longshot landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dosie Longshot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon McCarty's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Longshot fails in his attempt to clinch.
McCarty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McCarty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Longshot moves in looking to clinch but McCarty pushes him off.

Longshot gets a clinch.
Knees to the body from Longshot.
Longshot lands a knee to the body.
Longshot tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Longshot lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Longshot scores a nice knee to the body.
Longshot lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Longshot looking to throw knees to the head but McCarty is blocking nicely.
Longshot lands a nice knee to the body.
Longshot landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Longshot lands a damaging elbow.
Longshot landing knees to the body.
McCarty blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Longshot scores a nice knee to the body.
McCarty changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Longshot fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dosie Longshot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longshot wants to clinch up but McCarty keeps it at a distance.
McCarty looks for a takedown but Longshot sprawls well.
McCarty swats away the attempt to clinch by Longshot.
Longshot doesn't manage to clinch there - McCarty circles away.
Longshot tries to clinch but McCarty is having none of it.

Longshot clinches up against the cage.
Longshot lands a damaging elbow.
Longshot unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Longshot with a knee to the head.
Longshot scores with a knee to the head.
McCarty has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Longshot is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dosie Longshot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon McCarty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Longshot with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Longshot lands a nice elbow.
Longshot unloads a knee to the mid-section. McCarty lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Longshot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCarty is defending well for now.
Longshot unloads a knee to the mid-section. McCarty lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Longshot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCarty.
Longshot lands an elbow that stopped McCarty in his tracks for a moment.
McCarty fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Longshot scores with a knee to the head.
Longshot lands an elbow inside.
Longshot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCarty is defending well for now.
Longshot lands an elbow that stopped McCarty in his tracks for a moment.
McCarty misses with a knee strike.
McCarty tries to score a body lock takedown but Longshot shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Longshot landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Longshot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCarty has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Longshot working McCarty over with knees to the body.
Longshot blocks a body shot from McCarty.
Longshot landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Longshot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longshot crunches a lovely knee into McCarty's ribcage.
Longshot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Longshot unloads a knee to the mid-section. McCarty lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Longshot unloads a knee to the mid-section. McCarty lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Longshot crunches a lovely knee into McCarty's ribcage.
Longshot working McCarty over with knees to the body.
Longshot lands a knee to the body.
Longshot misses with a knee to the head.
Longshot utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McCarty takes a knee right on the jaw!
Longshot misses with a knee strike.
Longshot throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCarty blocks it with crossed arms.
Longshot lands a good knee to the midsection. McCarty won't want to take too many of those.
Longshot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCarty.
McCarty goes for a takedown attempt but Longshot pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
McCarty circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Longshot tries to clinch there but McCarty circles away.

Longshot has closed the distance and engaged McCarty in a clinch.
Longshot lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Longshot unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McCarty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

McCarty is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Longshot can't fight it off and eventually McCarty manages to take the fight to the floor. Longshot looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McCarty wants to control from the top but Longshot keeps moving.
Longshot manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Longshot tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dosie Longshot dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon McCarty's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Longshot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCarty swats away the attempt to clinch by Longshot.
Longshot tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCarty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Longshot tries to clinch there but McCarty circles away.
Longshot fails in his attempt to clinch.
McCarty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Longshot wants to clinch up but McCarty keeps it at a distance.
Jon McCarty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCarty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Longshot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longshot clinches but McCarty breaks the clinch

and McCarty counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Longshot is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McCarty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Longshot controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Longshot.
Longshot slows the pace down in half guard.
Longshot lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Longshot controlling the pace.
Longshot lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Longshot seems content to control.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Dosie Longshot just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Longshot tries to clinch but fails miserably

so McCarty counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Longshot is controlling McCarty's posture.
Longshot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Longshot is pulling down on McCarty's head to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longshot tries to strike from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Longshot is on top in guard.
Longshot is stalling in the full guard.
Jon McCarty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dosie Longshot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jon McCarty.
I think Longshot has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dosie Longshot!